[lm-sensors] Re: I2C block reads with i2c-viapro: testers wanted

[hinko.kocevar@cetrtapot.si (Hinko Kocevar)]

Jean Delvare wrote:

> The easiest way to test the patch is to use i2c-viapro in conjunction
> with the eeprom driver. This supposes that you do actually have a VIA
> south bridge with EEPROMs (typically SPD) on the SMBus. If not, you
> won't be able to test, sorry.
> 
> In order to verify whether I2C block reads work for you, just compare
> the contents of this file:
>   /sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0050/eeprom

I've tested your patch on gericom X5 with VIA chipset and it works fine 
without/with your patch (no diff in eeprom contents). Here is the lspci info:

noa linux # lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8753 [P4X266 AGP] (rev 01)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8633 [Apollo Pro266 AGP]
0000:00:03.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus 
Controller (rev 02)
0000:00:07.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 50)
0000:00:07.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 50)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51)
0000:00:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host 
Controller (rev 46)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus 
Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 23)
0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 23)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 AC97 
Audio Controller (rev 30)
0000:00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. Intel 537 [AC97 
Modem] (rev 70)
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 70)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 440 
Go 64M] (rev a3)

regards,
hinko k

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